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IN <strong>THE</strong> SPOTLIGHT<br />

A L’HONNEUR<br />

“Les Saint-<br />

Barths”:<br />

MOVING TRIBUTE<br />

BY A PAINTER OF SOULS<br />

“LES SAINT-BARTHS” :<br />

L’ÉMOUVANT HOMMAGE D’UN PEINTRE D’ÂMES<br />

On display at the Wall House Museum in Gustavia,<br />

the series presented by photographer François<br />

Roelants as part of the Saint-Barth Photo Festival’s<br />

2 nd edition, sheds light on a people often omitted<br />

from their island’s more glamorous facets… In 56<br />

absolutely spectacular shots, “The St. Barths”<br />

captures the kindness and history enclosed in<br />

faces and houses, the intriguing reflections of an<br />

unexpected Caribbean.<br />

Exposée au Musée territorial Wall House à Gustavia,<br />

la série présentée par le photographe François<br />

Roelants pour la 2nde édition du Saint-Barth Photo<br />

Festival fait la part belle au peuple d’une île trop<br />

souvent réduite à des atours qui n’en éclairent pas<br />

toute la singularité… Les Saint-Barths retrace en 56<br />

clichés d’une rare beauté, la douceur imprégnée<br />

d’histoire que renferment visages et maisonnées,<br />

reflets intrigants d’une Caraïbe insoupçonnée.<br />

Author / Auteur<br />

Sally Stainier<br />

Photos<br />

François Roelants<br />

Marie-Liliane Lédée<br />

Born in 1940, standing in front of her house in Petit-Cul-de-Sac.<br />

Née en 1940, devant sa case à Petit-Cul-de-Sac.<br />

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